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 episode, see 4th Grade (South Park episode).

Fourth grade (called Grade 4 in some regions) is a year of education

Education

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 in the United States

United States

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 and many other nations. The fourth grade is the fourth school year after kindergarten

Kindergarten

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. Students are usually 9 or 10 years old, depending on their birthday. It is a part of elementary school

Elementary school

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. In some parts of the United States

United States

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, fourth grade is the last year of Elementary School

Elementary school

An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...

. Primary school is a school providing instruction for very young pupils, comprising the first three, four, or five grades of elementary school.

Canada equivalent

In Ontarian

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 and English-based Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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n schools, the study of the French Language

French language

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 begins.

United Kingdom

In England

Education in England

Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Local authorities take responsibility for implementing policy for public education and state schools at a regional level....

, the fourth year of school is called year 3, and the pupils are 7 to 8 years old. Fourth grade is equivalent of 'Year 5' in England and Wales

Education in Wales

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, Primary 6 in Northern Ireland

Education in Northern Ireland

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 and Primary 6 in Scotland

Education in Scotland

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 - the fifth year of compulsory education in England, Wales and Scotland, and the sixth in Northern Ireland.

Brazil equivalent

In Brazil

Education in Brazil

Education in Brazil is regulated by the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, which defines the guiding principles for the organization of education programs...

 the minimum age required for fourth grade was recently changed from 8 to 9 years old.

France equivalent

In France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, the equivalent to the above grade is the Level 1 Intermediate Course, known by its short form CM1.

Ireland equivalent

In The Republic of Ireland, the equivalent is Fourth Class or Rang a Ceathair (for 9-10 year olds) which is year 6 of Primary School.

New Zealand equivalent

In New Zealand

New Zealand

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, this level of class is called Standard 3 or Year 5. Children generally start this level between the ages of eight and nine.

United States

In the United States, in mathematics

Mathematics

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, fourth graders are usually taught how to add and subtract common fraction

Fraction (mathematics)

A fraction represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, we specify how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, five-eighths and three-quarters.A common or "vulgar" fraction, such as 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, etc., consists...

s and decimal

Decimal

The decimal numeral system has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations....

s. Long division

Long division

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 is also generally introduced here, and addition

Addition

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, subtraction

Subtraction

In arithmetic, subtraction is one of the four basic binary operations; it is the inverse of addition, meaning that if we start with any number and add any number and then subtract the same number we added, we return to the number we started with...

, and multiplication

Multiplication

Multiplication is the mathematical operation of scaling one number by another. It is one of the four basic operations in elementary arithmetic ....

 of whole numbers is extended to larger numbers.reading

Philippines equivalent

In The Philippines

Philippines

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 grade 4 or known as 4th grade is the starting of intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate means "occurring between two extremes, or in the middle of a range". It comes from the Latin word 'intermedia' which literally means 'among the middle' and may refer to:...

 but it is still in elementary

Elementary

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.